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im·mac·u·late
(ĭ-măk′yə-lĭt)adj.
1. Impeccably clean; spotless: "The room was as spare and immaculate as a monk's cell" (Caroline Preston).
2. Free from sin.
3. Free from fault or error: an immaculate record on the job.
4. Biology Having no spots or marks.
[Middle English immaculat, from Latin immaculātus : in-, not; see in-1 + maculātus, past participle of maculāre, to blemish (from macula, spot).]
im·mac′u·late·ly adv.
im·mac′u·late·ness n.
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immaculate
(ɪˈmækjʊlɪt)adj
1. completely clean; extremely tidy: his clothes were immaculate.
2. completely flawless, etc: an immaculate rendering of the symphony.
3. morally pure; free from sin or corruption
4. (Biology) biology of only one colour, with no spots or markings
[C15: from Latin immaculātus, from im- (not) + macula blemish]
imˈmaculacy, imˈmaculateness n
imˈmaculately adv
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im•mac•u•late
(ɪˈmæk yə lɪt)adj.
1. free from spot or stain: immaculate linen.
2. free from moral blemish or impurity; pure.
3. free from errors: an immaculate text.
[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin immaculātus. See im-2, maculate]
im•mac•u•late•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Adj. | 1. | immaculate - completely neat and clean; "the apartment was immaculate"; "in her immaculate white uniform"; "a spick-and-span kitchen"; "their spic red-visored caps" clean - free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits; "children with clean shining faces"; "clean white shirts"; "clean dishes"; "a spotlessly clean house"; "cats are clean animals" |
| 2. |  immaculate - free from stain or blemish pure - (used of persons or behaviors) having no faults; sinless; "I felt pure and sweet as a new baby"- Sylvia Plath; "pure as the driven snow" | |
| 3. | immaculate - without fault or error; "faultless logic"; "speaks impeccable French"; "timing and technique were immaculate"; "an immaculate record" perfect - being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish; "a perfect circle"; "a perfect reproduction"; "perfect happiness"; "perfect manners"; "a perfect specimen"; "a perfect day" |
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immaculate
adjective
1. clean, impeccable, spotless, trim, neat, spruce, squeaky-clean, spick-and-span, neat as a new pin Her front room was kept immaculate.
clean dirty, filthy, unclean, skanky (slang)
2. pure, perfect, innocent, impeccable, virtuous, flawless, faultless, squeaky-clean, guiltless, above reproach, sinless, incorrupt her immaculate reputation
pure corrupt, impure, impeachable
3. perfect, flawless, impeccable, stainless, faultless, unblemished, unsullied, uncontaminated, unpolluted, untarnished, unexceptionable, undefiled My car's in absolutely immaculate condition.
perfect stained, contaminated, polluted, tainted
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immaculate
adjectiveFree from dirt, stain, or impurities:
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Translations
خالٍ من الأغلاططاهِر، نَقي
neposkvrněnýbezvadný
pletfriulastelig
makulátlanszeplőtelenszeplőtlentiszta
gallalaushreinn, flekklaus
labai švarusšvarutėlis
neaptraipītsnevainojamstīrs
nepoškvrnený
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
immaculate
[ɪˈmækjʊlət] adj
(= perfect) [condition, performance] → impeccable
to be in immaculate condition → être dans un état impeccable
(= spotless) → immaculé(e) Immaculate ConceptionImmaculate Conception n
the Immaculate Conception → l'Immaculée Conception
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
immaculate
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
immaculate
[ɪˈmækjʊlɪt] adj (spotless) → immacolato/a; (flawless) → impeccabile
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
immaculate
(iˈmӕkjulət) adjective1. perfectly clean; spotless.
2. perfectly correct; faultless.
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